Joshua Jensen reviewed The Long War by Stephen Baxter (The Long Earth, #2)
Continuing to captivate
4 stars
This continuation to Long Earth story continued to captivate me.
Hardcover, 419 pages
Published June 17, 2013 by Harper.
4 stars
(48 reviews)
WAR HAS COME TO THE LONG EARTH . . .
Humankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by stepping, which Joshua and Lobsang explored a mere decade ago. Now "civilization" flourishes, and fleets of airships link the multiple Earths through exploration, trade, and culture.
Humankind is shaping the Long Earth, but in turn the Long Earth is shaping humankind. A new America that has christened itself "Valhalla" has emerged more than a million steps from the original Datum Earth. And like the American revolutionaries of old, the Valhallans resent being controlled from afar by the Datum government.
In the intervening years, the song of the trolls — graceful, hive-mind humanoids — has suffused the Long Earth. But in the face of humankind's inexorable advance, they are beginning to fall silent . . . and gradually disappear.
Joshua, now married and a father, is summoned by Lobsang. It seems …
WAR HAS COME TO THE LONG EARTH . . .
Humankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by stepping, which Joshua and Lobsang explored a mere decade ago. Now "civilization" flourishes, and fleets of airships link the multiple Earths through exploration, trade, and culture.
Humankind is shaping the Long Earth, but in turn the Long Earth is shaping humankind. A new America that has christened itself "Valhalla" has emerged more than a million steps from the original Datum Earth. And like the American revolutionaries of old, the Valhallans resent being controlled from afar by the Datum government.
In the intervening years, the song of the trolls — graceful, hive-mind humanoids — has suffused the Long Earth. But in the face of humankind's inexorable advance, they are beginning to fall silent . . . and gradually disappear.
Joshua, now married and a father, is summoned by Lobsang. It seems that he alone can confront the perfect storm of crises that threatens to plunge all of the Long Earth into war.
A war unlike any that has been waged before . . .
Niko reviewed The Long War by Stephen Baxter (The Long Earth, #2)
Review of 'The Long War' on 'Storygraph'
2023 is the year I finally put down books with characters that bore me to death. I may come back to this one in the future but for now it goes back in the “to-read” pile.
2023 is the year I finally put down books with characters that bore me to death. I may come back to this one in the future but for now it goes back in the “to-read” pile.
Jay Peper 🏳️⚧️ reviewed The Long War by Stephen Baxter (The Long Earth, #2)
Review of 'The Long War (Long Earth)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
very good story, but it felt a bit hard to read at times.
AndySoc1al reviewed The Long War by Stephen Baxter (The Long Earth, #2)
Review of 'The Long War (Long Earth)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
More intelligent species to interact with! The Long War is a great entry in the series, and the additional factions are played nicely. I look forward to the varied story lines merging, hopefully in the next few books.
Unruly Stacks reviewed The Long War by Stephen Baxter (The Long Earth, #2)
Review of 'The Long War (Long Earth)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It's a bit of a letdown to realize how little of Pratchett is actually present in this book. Don't misunderstand, I enjoy Baxter as a writer, but this story felt like a meager meal after the richness of the first novel.
